Shadow and Light: The Bride Who Clicks Her Way to Love-Chapter 360 - 373: I Love You

Looking into Han’s clear and flawless eyes, Su Xingyu wished she had a knife to shred Lu Shifeng to pieces. What kind of neurotic maniac couldn’t even let a child sleep in peace?!

While gnashing her teeth mentally, she had to comfort Han: "It’s okay, Han, go back to sleep."

The child snuggled into her arms and fell asleep again.

Yet Su Xingyu couldn’t sleep at all. Although she hung up the phone so resolutely, all she could think about was Lu Shifeng. Why did he call at this time? Might it really be something important?

The faint sound of autumn insects chirping came from outside the window, and the pale moonlight shone through the thin veil.

Her thoughts were like this moonlight, hazy, indistinct, and indescribably elusive.

She hadn’t slept well at night, so she felt very tired in the morning.

As soon as it was dawn, she turned on her phone, but Lu Shifeng hadn’t called again.

For some reason, she felt a sense of loss in her heart.

She absentmindedly accompanied Han and Ouyang Yi at breakfast.

Ouyang Yi, as usual, had to go to work, and she also needed to head out to handle a photography project for Cloud. Han was left alone at home, looking at them eagerly by the door, reluctantly saying, "Goodbye, Dad, goodbye, Mom."

Su Xingyu turned to look at the child, realizing that his expression was incredibly aggrieved yet bravely holding back his disappointment.

She felt she had been unfair to this child, not being able to give him a biological father and failing to provide him a good childhood. With the adults absent, he could only accompany himself with the servants and toys. She couldn’t help but squat down, patting Han’s head, and said, "Be a good boy, Han. Hold on for a few more days. Mommy will find someone to play with you."

The child blinked his eyes, feeling both aggrieved and hopeful as he nodded.

Su Xingyu turned around, put on her mask, and followed Ouyang Yi out the door.

Ouyang Yi first took her to a photography studio not far from Cloud. She had arranged an indoor shoot with a model there today. On the way, Ouyang Yi asked, "What’s wrong? Do you think Han is lonely?"

Su Xingyu replied worriedly, "He’s still so young. Staying with servants all the time isn’t good for his growth."

Ouyang Yi was worried too. Although he wasn’t the child’s biological father, after all these years, he had grown somewhat attached to the child. Pondering, he said, "We might have to endure a little longer. Right now, Lu Shifeng has the area heavily guarded, preventing us from leaving the city. Once we can return to Country F, we’ll leave immediately. Once we’re there, we can find a prestigious kindergarten for Han, where he can make many friends."

Su Xingyu, however, remembered something important: "Enroll Han in kindergarten? What about your third brother?"

She was truly worried the child might be kidnapped again.

Ouyang Yi said, "I’ll figure something out."

But Su Xingyu remained silent, thinking about how the Feiying Stanway Family was wealthy and powerful. Ouyang Yi’s third brother was a legitimate heir to the family, and dealing with a child within their stronghold could be done with ease. What could he use to fight against his third brother? Though she was grateful for all Ouyang Yi had done for the child over these years, safety would always be her top priority.

Ouyang Yi glanced at her, knowing she didn’t trust his capability. However, there were some things he couldn’t say explicitly, nor could he reveal the strength of his secret group in front of her. His grand plans had not yet succeeded, so he couldn’t let love for his children cloud his judgment.

Both of them fell into silence.

The car arrived at the photography studio, and Su Xingyu said goodbye to Ouyang Yi and got out of the car.

Ouyang Yi continued on to his own workplace.

Lost in thought, Su Xingyu walked along the silent corridor of the building towards the studio, but halfway there, she bumped into someone. The person’s hard chest made her nose ache painfully.

Rubbing her nose with one hand, she glared at the person: "Lu Shifeng!"

It really was him; she’d been bumped into by him so many times that her nose had gotten used to the sensation. The moment it hurt, she knew it was him.

Seeing him, besides anger, there was also a faint sense of relief in her heart. After all, she’d spent the entire morning waiting for his call, wondering what he needed to tell her. Now that the mystery was about to be unveiled, right?

The tall man looked down at her: "Xingyu."

"Speak quickly, I don’t have much time." Although she eagerly awaited his revelation, she remained outwardly cold as ice.

Lu Shifeng, with a grave expression, got straight to the point: "Xingyu, leave Ouyang Yi. He was involved in the arson back then."

A single sentence struck her like a bolt from the blue.

Su Xingyu’s first reaction was disbelief, coldly responding, "Don’t try to drive a wedge between me and Ouyang Yi. Such a clumsy tactic won’t work. I saw with my own eyes that it was Zhuang Heng who started the fire! You’re trying every trick to exonerate Zhuang Heng." 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

But Lu Shifeng said, "According to the information I’ve found, it was Zhuang Heng’s second brother who set the fire at the villa, and Ouyang Yi knew about the plan in advance. Not only did he not stop it, but he also followed them so that once the fire started, he could rush in to save you, stage your fake death, and take you to Country F."

Su Xingyu found it even more ridiculous: "Why would he do that? I’m not an important person."

"He likes you," Lu Shifeng replied, "Love is something that easily makes people lose their heads."

Her heart ached briefly. She couldn’t stand Lu Shifeng’s remarks belittling love. Maybe this man truly lacked a heart. She held her head high and said, "Everyone in the world can understand love, but you never will. How can you judge Ouyang Yi? I’m not going to believe your nonsense!"

"Xingyu, life and death are serious matters; you can’t be willful."

"Willful?!" She was furious, "You’re the one being willful. Please don’t talk about love; you’re unworthy!"

"I understand love," he suddenly said.

She looked at him in surprise.

"I understand love," he repeated, pulling out a platinum ring with a red diamond from the inner pocket of his suit, "This is the ring you dropped at the fire scene. I’ve kept it with me. Xingyu, I’ve missed you a lot these past four years."

The words "missed you" from his lips were unsettling.

This man was so tough, cold, domineering, and overbearing. Even before the great fire, she couldn’t imagine how he would ever say "I miss you" or show any emotion, let alone have emotions. That wasn’t his style.

"That fire taught me what love is," he gazed deeply into her eyes, "Xingyu, I love you."

She was caught off guard by those three words, feeling an electric tingle that left her both flustered and panicked. In movies, love is always so beautiful with roses, champagne, and a romantic high-class restaurant. But for him? Right in this narrow, dark corridor, while they were still quarreling about something from years ago, it was anything but romantic, and it just burst out.